Universities in Québec are facing a combined $200M shortfall, report CBC and Radio-Canada. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières recteur Christian Blanchette said that two major factors have created this situation: a freeze on university network investments and the implementation of quotas on international student numbers. Blanchette said that the quotas have made international students—especially Francophone students—feel unwelcome, which in turn has resulted in decreased applications. Association canadienne-française pour l’avancement des sciences président Martin Maltais discussed the need for a strategy for internationalization within higher education. Both Blanchette and Maltais noted how the postponement of consultations about the province’s next multi-year immigration plan will create recruitment delays and uncertainty in the postsecondary system.
